I'll be 43 this June anyone around the same age want to join my weight loss quest?

Greetings!

I am hoping that this site I stumbled on will help me out. I have been on a diet or fighting with food my entire life. About 8 years ago I lost about 100 pounds, my lowest weight was 204 then I had my first child at 40. Now I am 220 and he'll be three this June. The only good news is that I do not weight 300 + pounds anymore having said that - No excuses, my food addiction problem has been out of control now since his birth. I try - and try - and try - and still nothing seems to be working. Maybe I can find a friend here who will help give me the strength I need to be healthy. I need to stay alive for my family.

Hey Alicia!

Congrats on the milestone! You know, it is more of a mental thing than anything else for me. Last time I dropped a couple of sizes, I felt really good about myself (which is a good thing), but I let it cause me to become less motivated to keep going. It is funny, but I am a moody dieter. I mean if I lose a pound, I am the happiest guy in the world, but if I gain a pound, I am in a rotten mood! 

Terry

Congrats to both of you! It really feels good to fit into a smaller size :)

My husband is also trying to lose weight, and he gets frustrated when his weight stays the same or even goes up a little, even though his belt is going to a smaller notch.  I try to tell him that clothes don't lie!

I am just proud of myself for sticking to this as long as I have. Normally I would have given up after a month or so.

I think this time is different because I have more support. When I loose I am more motivated to get to that next goal I set for my self. When I put on a pound, I am also in a grumpy mood, but I have found it motivates me even more.

I set little goals for myself which I think in the long run it will help me reach my overall goal.

Thank you cynthb........I love fitting into smaller sizes. I will be in a size 14 at least by august. That is my new goal. Originally it was a size 16 but since I already hit that time for a new goal.

It is soo exciting to find yourself a size smaller. I haven't had to "size down" for a while now but when you notice your pants feeling baggy and go to the store to get a new pair it is still surprising to me to find out that I fit into something smaller. I must admit to cheating there, I work harder at my weight loss when I feel that thrill of the smaller size and have been known to go try on clothes at the places that run larger (Gap and Loft great for that). You know they say 12 but anywhere else it is a 14, etc...

Men's sizing is much more honest, a 36 is 36 and that is that. Womens clothing manufactuerers must like that "mystery" sizing more, because I swear there are lots of stores that differ on the actual size of an item. Nothing is worse than going into one of the stores that run small...trying on a size you can wear somewhere else and then find them too tight is a real mood killer.

Right now I am trying to do a little more weight training and ab tightening, if I can get a little more off the middle I may buy a swimsuit this year. I think I bought my last one over 6 years ago (yeah I have swim suit issues, I'd rather see anyone in a suit than see myself in one). We went to FL in November and I gotta give applause to the elderly ladies who wear their two pieces and strut...be comfortable with yourself and happy. I hope to get to that point, but I'd like to be a little lighter & tighter when I do.

I hope you are all having a good week, I have been good about using my weights this week so I feel pretty good (don't SEE it yet but it still feels good). I want to feel a tighter belly and maybe stop the arms jiggling so much. 

Sandy 

I was so excited to step on the scale this morning, I knew that it would be good. I plugged in my new info on the BMI calculator and I am in the healthy range again, I probably sound silly but that really made my week. I have now been on this site working on the weight one full year and I can say that I have not seen the 140's on my scale for years. I think I may go do a little extra exercise this weekend, I feel motivated.

Omagraf - Sandy 148

Awesome Sandy...That is too cool. I certainly understand the motivation thing when you hit a goal. I am really happy for you. Maybe go buy some new clothes to celebrate? I'll feel the same when I get in the 210s and hopefully the 200s.

My goal this week is to get back to the walking. Going to force myself to get on the treadmill. The time changes in a couple of weeks here in Ohio and that will give me another hour of daylight after work to get my walking in.

Omagraf - Sandy 148
Terry - 225 (down 3)

Congrats Sandy, that is terrific!  Maybe do something with your grandkids to celebrate?

I'm fluctuating up and down, and today was up from yesterday.  I've been motivated all week.  We did go out last night when friends called, and I had a small bowl of chili and some garlic bread.  I went up a level of resistance on the elliptical on Wednesday, and I'm feeling really good about that.

Tomorrow we're taking my goddaughter to see an adult play (she's 10 but very mature).  I'm looking forward to that; she's turning into a really interesting person.

Omagraf - Sandy 148
Terry - 225

Cynthia - cynthb - 184.6 (up 1.4)

Fairly uneventful week. I was hoping to be down to 222 today, but alas 223 was the best I could do. It flipped 222, 223, 222, 223 and stayed on 223. Oh well…my goal this month was 10lbs and I am sitting at 9lbs with a little more than a week to go. I guess I can't complain as I haven't done hardly any walking/biking all month. 

Terry 223 (down 2)

This was also an uneventful week for me.  I started back doing weights Tuesday, with just a few exercises to get myself back into things.  My legs have been complaining ever since, though, because of the lunges I did.  I'm not sure why I'm up again because I was good, but oh well, it'll come off eventually I hope.

Terry 223 (down 2)

Cynthia - cynthb - 186.4 (up 1.6)

I have been going up for the past few weeks. One day I am 247 the a few days later its 248. Its been this way for awhile. So frustrating. Last night was the only night in a week I have not done any exercises. I am fighting a nasty migraine so don't feel like doing much. I am hoping to be at 245 by the end of the month.

Guess we will see. I will just keep pligging away

Take care

Hey, Alicia I hope you are feeling better soon. You will get the numbers down with time. You are really close to that goal this month! Terry, heck of a job (as usual) when you put your mind to it you really burn it off. Cynthia, you are going like me here. If this is a race I am a turtle! Been logging in over a year now and it has only taken me down about 22 lbs. I lost some before I got on here, but man the first 30 lbs were faster than these last pounds are going to be.

I thought I knew where my final goal weight was, but I may change my mind at some point. I want it lower but I just don't know how much lower right now, probably another 15 or so. I will not be taking another year to do this though, at the rate I lost this week it could be longer than another year, HA.

Sandy 147.8 (down .2)

Terry 223 (down 2)

Cynthia - cynthb - 186.4 (up 1.6)

Take care this weekend and keep at it. My weight should go down, not my spirit! Hang in there everyone.

I am done with dealing with weight issues.

I have 15-20 to go and it WILL be gone by the end of April at the VERY latest. I am serious...This weight issue is just flat out over for me. I am not going to put up with it anymore. I know I can do it. I lost a lot last year and kept most of it off. So far this year, the weight is coming off.

I have really cut back on the cals this time. Yesterday I had a plain english muffin for breakfast, an apple and an orange for lunch and a low cal sandwich from Subway for dinner. Trying to stick between 1000-1200 cals a day or less if possible. Surprisingly, it hasn't been to difficult to stick with...it's been about 3 weeks so far and I haven't really "cheated" once.

I figure once I get where I want to be, I can easily stick to a 2000 cal diet to maintain.

Ok, so I have a question for anyone........

I know I am loosing weight because my clothes are getting big...Time to go shopping....LOL

But, my scale is like stuck. I am assuming this is because I am building muscle. How long before it starts showing on the scale. Its kinda frustrating.

Any suggestions would be great

Have a good day

Well, from my personal experiences, I can’t figure out any sort of pattern to the way it works. I mean I went a whole week once being VERY good on what I was eating, I was walking 3 miles EVERY day and I gained a pound that week. I have also had weeks where I thought I was a bum and went above my calories and lost 5lbs!

 As far as muscle, I have heard that building muscle does add weight, but I haven’t seen anything to support that. It makes sense enough to me that while I am dieting, I do not work out other than walking or biking. I get frustrated easily, so I need to see that scale move!

I went shopping this past weekend! I love the Gap “industrial” dress pants. They are dressy enough for the office, but have an edge to them!

This morning, I officially tipped the scales at 219. Pretty surprised with the loss this week. Things had been rolling along at a couple of pounds a week, but this week I went from 223 on Friday to 219 this AM. My digital scale doesn’t do fractions (thank God, or I would be even more obsessive), so it was 222, 223, 222, 223 on Friday, so probably not such a big accomplishment.

Anyway, this morning is the first time in the “teens” in close to 20 years maybe? I kept thinking what a cool milestone this would be since I was struggling to get out of the 220s, but all I could think about this morning is that I still have a ways to go. I guess it is good to not get too up on the good times and not get too down on the bad.

I've been contemplating what my goal really is and how to get there and maintain. I am heading to the Smoky Mountains on April 17. That is 7 weeks from Friday. I am doing well with the diet plan and not having too many urges or temptations, so I think I am going to keep going full steam ahead to April 17th and see where I am. I would LOVE to be at my goal of 199 by then, but that is wishful thinking. Not impossible, but not probable either. Going to “re-evaluate” at that time. One thing I am NOT going to do is go back to the "see food" diet where I eat everything I see.

Terry congrats on dropping to 219. That is awesome. I know I was happy when I dropped below 250, but now its hoovering around the 248 mark. I have increased my time on the bike to 40 minutes and the intensity is different too, so I am hoping that I will see something soon.

I am going to Nevada in August and would like to be down atleast another 20 pounds. Guess we will see.

Well take care

Terry congrats on hitting 219!  That's excellent!

I'm going to see my mother sometime this summer (she lives in another province so I generally only see her once a year).  I'd really like to be down from what I was last year, so I've got until August more or less.  I'm up about 10 pounds from last year thanks to Christmas etc., and I haven't really come down since I started back exercising.

How dumb is this....I woke up about 4:30 this morning really worried that the scales would stop moving in the right direction. Obviously I was groggy and not thinking clearly, but I remember being kind of stressed and freaked out over it. Not sure if I had been dreaming or what. I even got out of bed and got on the scales. Talk about being a totally obsessive whack job.

Terry...

I have had some weird dreams myself, but I think yours has to be the craziest. I guess with stress and working on the weight loss like you are it is on your mind alot. I don't think your obsessive.

I stress about it way too much I think.  I have decided to change my exercise program again since my scale is stuck at the same number for over 2 weeks.

Take care and beware of those crazy dreams.......

I am 43 and will be 44 this June. Great job on your weight loss so far. WOW 100 pounds. You have done great keeping it off.

I lost 50 pound a couple of years ago. was at 230 pounds got down to 179.

Now I am 199. I refuse to get back into the 200's.

This year has been very stressful but I hope I can get things going again.